Instructor Date Cause and effect of September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attack Although often caused by nature‚ disasters can have human origins. Often it is the unpredictability of such disasters that causes fear‚ confusion and stress that have a lasting effect on the affected community. In recent history‚ the Sept 11th terrorist attack is one such example. This paper will examine the terrorists’ motivation towards committing the attack and the effect it had on the American society.
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The events leading up to the September 11‚ 2001 or 9/11 attack started way back in 1979 which is when the American Embassy in Iran is stormed by Iranians and embassy staff taken hostage. Then again in 1982 US Embassy in Beirut is bombed by Muslim extremists‚ and when US Marine base in Beirut is bombed by Muslim extremists. 1985‚ the ship the Achille lauro is seized by Muslim extremists and one US citizen is killed by them. 1986‚ a West German nightclub is bombed‚ killing an American‚ by Muslim extremists
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Compare and contrast the pre and post 9/11 law enforcement response to terrorism. What strategies could be implemented to increase future law enforcement capability in countering terrorism? “We’re in a new world. We’re in a world in which the possibility of terrorism‚ married up with technology‚ could make us very‚ very sorry that we didn’t act.” (Rice‚ 2002). Law enforcement response to counter-terrorism fundamentally changed as a result of the unprecedented events of September 11th 2001 in
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Was 9/11 An Inside Job? September 11‚ 2001 holds a special place in almost every American’s heart‚ as well as those of families in other countries who lost a loved one that day. Not only is Sept. 11th the bloodiest terrorist attack in the history of the nation‚ several groups of people within our own country and abroad believe that knowledge of this attack was held prior to the actual event. What has been reported and believed was that two airplanes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City
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terrorist attacks on America‚ people of Islamic culture have been derided‚ punished‚ and are terrified of. Clearly displaying the results of discrimination against witches in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ we as Americans must not discriminate against others‚ especially Muslims. We must prevent this from recurring by educating the public‚ learning from prior situations‚ and living in accord. The task of educating the public is often a very difficult and daunting challenge. Subsequent to the attacks on America
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Should the Law Treat Kids and Adults Differently? By Jessica Reaves Thursday‚ May 17‚ 2001 Follow @TIME When a child kills‚ does he instantly become an adult? Or does he maintain some trappings of childhood‚ despite the gravity of his actions? These are the questions plaguing the American legal system today‚ as the violent acts of juvenile offenders continue to make headlines. Wednesday‚ 14-year-old Nathaniel Brazill was found guilty of second-degree murder for killing his English teacher
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RUNNING HEADER: VIOLENT CRIMES | VIOLENT CRIMES | Hate crimes and Violence in Schools | | Maggie Gallegos Criminology | 9/1/2011 | Brookline College | Abstract Hate crimes are “any felony or violent crime based on prejudice against a particular group. They are prejudice’s
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Everyone knows about the attacks that occurred on September 11th‚ 2001 that scarred our nation. Many people lost family members‚ friends‚ and co-workers during these horrific attacks. The terrorist attacks took place in at the World Trade Center in New York City‚ at the Pentagon building in Washington‚ D.C.‚ and in a plane crash near Shanksville‚ Pennsylvania. The nation suffered a great loss on September 11th‚ 2001. After these life-taking terrorist attacks memorials were built for the families
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The Other Side of 9/11 Recently America celebrated the anniversary of 9/11: a tragedy that still to this day‚ leaves people speechless. September 11‚ 2001‚ was one of the very rare days that the nation stopped and united together through the horrific event. An event that greatly affected and still affects Americans today. All people of different ages‚ colors‚ backgrounds and stories‚ uniting as one like the unity of stitches in a cloth creating the symbolic red and white stripes with blue and white stars
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In the post-9/11 world‚ public officials have tried to define terrorism and understand its roots. President George W. Bush argued that terrorism is incited by “‘persistent poverty and oppression.’” Because these factors “‘can lead to hopelessness and despair‚’” he argued‚ “‘failed states can become havens for terror’” (Krieger and Meierrieks 3). While valid‚ this argument falls slightly short of understanding the full problem. Many argue that terrorism is incited by individuals with psychological
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